Virginia Senate Bill 1060

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products, hemp products, and nicotine vapor products containing liquid nicotine intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; prohibitions; enforcement. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from attempting to purchase, purchasing, or possessing any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law, with certain exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that any such product purchased or possessed by a person younger than 21 years of age shall be deemed contraband and forfeited to the Commonwealth and that such forfeiture shall be the sole penalty for such person, except that any person who commits a second or subsequent offense may be required to complete a tobacco and nicotine education and cessation course provided by a program licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also provides that such provisions shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. The bill also allows the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, local law enforcement, or any other agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth charged with the enforcement of laws relating to retail tobacco products and nicotine vapor products containing liquid nicotine to collaborate with the Department of Taxation to enforce relevant law, including to (i) notify the Department of Taxation of violations of relevant law and (ii) request the disclosure of each place of business that has received a retail dealer's liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products license and any other information necessary to conduct unannounced investigations.

Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products, hemp products, and nicotine vapor products containing liquid nicotine intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; prohibitions; enforcement.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Courts of Justice
2025-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104442D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1060
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1060/text/SB1060